Document Number: V1.2/B
Note: This document compiles all the submissions received from WSIS Stakeholders between 19 th December
2013 to 24 th January 2014. All the detailed submissions are available at http://www.itu.int/wsis/review/mpp/pages/consolidated-texts.html (reference: purple documents).
This document also includes the main outcomes of the second physical meeting .
This serves as an input to the third physical meeting of the WSIS+10 MPP.
Document Number: V1.1/ B
Note: This document consolidates the comments received by WSIS Stakeholders from the 9 th October to
17 th November. All the detailed submissions are available at: http://www.itu.int/wsis/review/mpp/pages/consolidated-texts.html
This serves as an input to the 2 nd Physical meeting and could be considered as the proposal for the 1 st draft to be considered by the meeting.
This document has been developed keeping in mind the Principles .
Please note that the Geneva Declaration and the Geneva Plan of Action still remain valid until further decisions by the General Assembly.
A number of priority areas that have been identified by WSIS
Stakeholders and they need to be addressed in the implementation of WSIS+10 beyond
2015 due to their importance in sustainable development and for strengthening the move towards building inclusive Information Society . These priorities come in light of the changes that emerge from the ICT sector itself, in addition to the demands of the other
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sectors of the economy and the society which urges its enhancement. They are also due to technologies becoming more widely accessible, and they happen with the increasingly diverse and innovative uses for social, cultural, educational and economic purposes.
 ISOC, Civil Society: A number of priority areas have been identified by WSIS
Stakeholders which should be considered in the implementation of WSIS+10 beyond
2015 due to their importance for sustainable development and for strengthening the move towards building inclusive Information and Knowledge Society (ies).
These priorities come in light of the changes that emerge from the ICT sector itself, in addition to the demands of the other sectors of the economy and the society which urges its enhancement. They are also due to technologies becoming more widely accessible, and they happen with the increasingly diverse and innovative uses for social, cultural, educational and economic purposes.
With the rapid development of ICTs over the past ten years and the mainstreaming of ICTs into everyday life, the link between ICTs and human development is increasingly important.
Therefore, it is necessary to consider the development of the inclusive information society in the broader context of the post-2015 development agenda,
We, the WSIS Stakeholders have identified the topics below as priority areas to be addressed in the implementation of WSIS Beyond 2015:
1) Ensuring that Freedom of expression and other fundamental human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are fully observed in
cyberspace as essential prerequisites to realizing the development and policy
goals of the post 2015 development agenda.
 Russian Federation: Ensuring that F the f reedom of expression, the right to privacy and other fundamental human rights enshrined in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and relevant UN Resolutions are fully observed in
cyberspace as essential prerequisites to realizing the development and policy
goals of the post 2015 development agenda.
2) Encourage and facilitate people-centered and inclusive governance models and mechanisms that are based on human rights and the rule of law.
3) Strengthening the interconnection between human rights online and offline – including the rights of freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, privacy rights, as well as economic, social and cultural rights in accordance with international law;
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 ISOC, Civil Society: Strengthening the recognition that human rights online should be treated with the same high standards whether in online or offline
situations –including the rights of freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, privacy rights, as well as economic, social and cultural rights in accordance with international law;
[New Para ISOC, Civil Society]: Supporting a dialogue to explore ethical considerations
with regards to the Information Society
4) Creating and promoting global guidelines or principles for online code of ethics rooted in international human rights frameworks, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, may be desirable
 Canada, Government: Deleted
 ISOC, Civil Society: Deleted
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6) Ensuring that surveillance conforms to international human rights obligations and commitments
 Russian Federation, Government: Deleted
 ISOC, Civil Society: Ensuring that the use of ICTs is respectful of international human rights obligations and commitments, as this is an essential prerequisite
7) Respecting and promoting human rights are essential prerequisites to realizing the
development and policy goals of a post 2015 development agenda
 Russian Federation, Government: Deleted
 ISOC, Civil Society: to realizing the development and policy goals of a post
2015 development agenda
8) Ensuring open and inclusive multi-stakeholder models and mechanisms in all
ICT governance processes, including the WSIS Process.
 Russian Federation, Government: Deleted
9) All stakeholders should play a central role in the follow up and evaluation of achievements, taking into consideration the multistakholderism principle post-2015 development framework.
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 Russian Federation, Government: Governments and Intergovernmental organizations All stakeholders should play central role in the follow up and evaluation of achievements, taking into consideration the multistakholderism principle post-2015 development framework
 ISOC, Civil Society: All stakeholders should play a central role in the follow up and evaluation of achievements, taking into consideration the multistakholderism principle post-2015 development framework.
10) Harnessing the potential of ICTs to strive towards realising the post 2015
development goals.
 Russian Federation, Government: Deleted
11) Ensuring a clear and direct link and an explicit connection between the key aim of the WSIS, that of harnessing the potential of information and communication technology to promote and realize development goals, and the post 2015
development agenda.
 Russian Federation, Government : Ensuring a clear and direct link and an explicit connection between the key aim of the WSIS, that of harnessing the potential of information and communication technolog yies to promote and realize development goals, and the post 2015 development agenda.
 ISOC, Civil Society: Ensuring a clear and direct link and an explicit connection between the key aim of the WSIS, that of harnessing the potential of information and communication technology to promote and realize development goals, and the post 2015 development agenda.
12) Increasing access to and use of ICTs, particularly to vulnerable groups, including broadband and mobile services through continued and increasing practical implementation measures at the same time taking steps to increase the “culture of security in the use of ICTs”,
 Russian Federation. Government: Increasing access to and use of ICTs, particularly to vulnerable and marginalized groups, including broadband and mobile services through continued and increasing practical implementation measures at the same time taking steps to increase the “culture of security in the use of ICTs”,
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 Canada, Government: Increasing access to and use of ICTs, particularly to vulnerable groups, including broadband and mobile services through continued and increasing practical implementation measures at the same time taking steps to enhance trust in the use of ICTs,
13) Inclusion of vulnerable social groups - people with disabilities, elderly, refugees, migrants, etc. who must have a variety of opportunities to strengthen their social position through ICTs and e-services.
 Russian Federation, Government: Inclusion of vulnerable and marginalized social groups - people with disabilities, elderly, refugees, migrants, etc. who must have a variety of opportunities to strengthen their social position through ICTs and e-services.
14) Mainstreaming gender issues within action lines, to ensure action lines take account
of continuing gender issues and redress discrimination..
 Russian Federation, Government: Mainstreaming gender issues within action lines, to ensure action lines take account of continuing gender issues and redress discrimination towards e nding technology-based violence and harassment against women, girls, and any individual based on their sexual orientation or gender identity ; women's rights are taken into account in dialogue on human rights and the Internet.
15) Ending technology-based violence and harassment against women, girls, and
any individual based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
 Canada, Government: Ending technology-based violence and harassment against women, girls, and any individual based on their
sexual orientation or gender identity.
 Russian Federation, Government: Deleted
16) Ensure that the opportunities offered by the use of ICTs to reduce and redress discrimination, and to prevent violence against women and girls, are fully utilized and women's rights are taken into account in dialogue on human rights and the
Internet
 Russian Federation, Government: Deleted
17) Ensuring accessibility of information, services and ICTs for people with disabilities.
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 Russian Federation, Government: Ensuring accessibility and affordability of information and knowledge , services and ICTs for people with disabilities and empowering and building capacities of them in order to become equal contributors of society
 ISOC, Civil Society: Deleted
18) Empowering and building capacities of person with disabilities to access information
and knowledge using ICTs in order becoming an equal contributors of society
 Russian Federation, Government: Deleted
19) Ensuring universal design for all that contribute to the development of inclusive
(disability) , accessible and affordable ICTs and services for persons with disabilities
 ISOC, Civil Society: Deleted
 Russian Federation, Government: Deleted
20) Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples, who are a marginalized group, should be prioritized across all the action lines (for instance access to e-learning, media, access are all of great importance to Indigenous Peoples). A separate action line focusing specifically on inclusivity of Indigenous Peoples would highlight this important issue
 ISOC, Civil Society: Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples, who are a marginalized group, should be prioritized across all the action lines (for instance access to e-learning, media, access are all of great importance to
Indigenous Peoples). A separate action line focusing specifically on inclusivity of Indigenous Peoples would highlight this important issue
21) Bridging the digital divide will remain a crucial task. As technology moves on, bringing its benefits to early adopters will continue to be important to ensure that no one is left behind.
22) Provision of affordable access to broadband and networks and services for all people to promote inclusiveness, social and geographical equity;
23) Developing and advancing broadband network that supports the economic growth
of the country and facilitate the utilization of ICT tools by the citizens.
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24) Providing developing countries with assistance and expanding broadband
infrastructure and establishing Internet Exchange Points to improve the quality, increase the connectivity and resilience of networks, foster competition and reduce the costs of interconnections, which will also enable more local content and local e-
Services to be provided in those countries.
 ISOC, Civil Society: Encouraging the development of broadband
infrastructure and Internet Exchange Points to improve the quality, increase the connectivity and resilience of networks, foster competition and reduce the costs of interconnections, which will also enable more local content and local e-Services to be provided in those countries
25) Urging governments and intergovernmental organizations as well as private institutions and organisations to pursue policies and programs that advocate for and promote Media and Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning for all
26) ICTs for skills development essential for economic development in Africa due to high youth uemployment and poor literacy and numeracy skills. Without better skilled youth (leveraged through ICTs) economic growth will not be inclusive and will not reduce poverty levels, because job creation will remain illusive,
27) Encouraging ICT capacity building and building mechanisms for ICT skills development and focusing on fostering ICT skills to help generate jobs and allow more people to benefit from the Information Society. ICT professionalism in the period 2015 and beyond, ensuring that professional expertise keeps pace with advancing technology.
Integrating ICT with educational initiatives and activities and exploring mechanisms for accreditation of on-line learning
28) Prioritizing the sharing of existing expertise and best-practice solutions. between all stakeholders and creating replicable and sustainable ICT projects.
 ISOC, Civil Society: Prioritizing the sharing of existing expertise and best-
practice solutions. between all stakeholders and creating replicable and
sustainable ICT projects.
29) Renewing attention to deepen and strengthen the actions taken in implementing the WSIS Action Lines (with an evaluation of the lessons learned over the past ten years so that others may benefit from the experience and to address the challenges we face today).
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30) Promoting a Digital Economy[according to in line with WTO principles], , including creating equal possibilities in creating and providing online services.
 Russian Federation: Promoting a Digital Economy[according to in line with WTO principles],, including creating equal possibilities in creating and providing online services; addressing the tax challenges .
 ISOC, Civil Society: Promoting a Digital Economy, based on open markets and unleashed innovation, offering equal opportunities for all stakeholders to take part in economic development.
31) Addressing the tax challenges of the digital economy.
 Russian Federation, Government: Deleted
 APIG, Civil Society: Agree item 30
 WSA, Civil Society: Agree item 30
32) Ensuring the promotion of e-commerce and international free trade
 ISOC, Civil Society: Ensuring the promotion of e-commerce and international free trade
33) Exploring and promoting all affordable options for to enable affordable information access, including but not solely limited to market based information.
34) Addressing e-environment issues and challenges, developing Green IT and using
ICTs to combat climate change.
35) Emphasizing on the importance of creating appropriate national strategies and policies for the advancement of WSIS /ICT for development goals
36) Cooperation among all stakeholders at the National, Regional and Global level is essential.
37) Engourage the development of frameworks that converge with the basic principles of inclusive information society.
 ISOC, Civil Society: Deleted
38) Encouraging and maintaining open standards and innovation in the ICT sector and the internet
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 ISOC, Civil Society: Encouraging and maintaining open standards and
innovation in the ICT sector and the internet
 APIG, Civil Society: Encouraging and maintaining open standards and
innovation in the ICT sector and the internetAccelerating the globalization of ICANN and IANA functions
39) Focusing on the optimum set, quality and security of e-services is essential,
Deploying of e-services to marginalized and disadvantaged members of society.
 ISOC, Civil Society: Focusing on the optimum set, of availability, quality and
security of e-services is essential, Deploying of e-services to marginalized
and disadvantaged members of society.
40) Supporting providers of public access in the community such as libraries to help people access information resources they need and develop information literacy skills to improve their lives.
41) Supporting policies to promote development and implementation of cloud
computing. .
42) Recognizing and respecting to the every nation-state’s sovereignty in information society and the national government’s obligation to protect national ICT infrastructures and services and its citizens’ rights
 ISOC, Civil Society: Recognizing the respective roles of all stakeholders, in line with the Tunis agenda.
 Canada, Government: Deleted
43) Clear commitment from all stakeholders to support and facilitate enabling
regulatory, legal and investment environments for ICT for Development
 Russian Federation, Government: Clear commitment from governments and intergovernmental organizations with involvement of all stakeholders to support and facilitate enabling regulatory, legal and investment
environments for ICT for Development.
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44) Strengthening the use and development of transformative technology to enable more sustainable social and economic development.
45) Further deepening and broadening of the multistakeholder process in the in the
governance of ICTs, including the extension of the principle of multi-stakeholder participation where all stakeholders are fully aware od their roles and responsibilities,, which has been so successful in allowing all interested stakeholder to participate in discussions and decision-making on the Internet, into other areas of national and international ICT governance.
 ISOC, Civil Society: Further deepening and broadening of the multistakeholder process in the in the governance of ICTs, including the extension of the principle of multi-stakeholder participation where all stakeholders have respective roles and responsibilities,, which has been so successful in allowing all interested stakeholder to participate in discussions and decision-making on the Internet, into other areas of national and international ICT governance.
 Canada, Government: Further deepening and broadening multi-stakeholder participation, which has been so successful in allowing all interested stakeholder to participate in discussions and decision-making on the
Internet
 Russian Federation, Government: Further deepening and broadening of the multistakeholder process in the in the governance of ICTs, including the extension of the principle of multi-stakeholder participation where all stakeholders are fully aware od f their roles and responsibilities,, which has been so successful in allowing all interested stakeholder to participate in discussions and decision-making on the Internet, into other areas of national and international ICT governance.
46) Governments should have an equal role and responsibility for international Internet governance and for ensuring the stability, security and continuity of the Internet, taking into account the convergence of networks, services.
 Canada, Government: Deleted
 ISOC, Civil Society: Deleted
47) Emphasizing the importance of maintaining an open Internet based on open standards development processes, and open governance as key enablers for an inclusive knowledge society.
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 ISOC, Civil Society: Emphasizing the importance of maintaining an open Internet based on open standards development processes, and open governance as key enablers for an inclusive knowledge and information societies Enabling Internet
access for all and Internet as an enabler for development.
48) Enabling Internet access for all and Internet as an enabler for development.
 Russian Federation, Government: Ensuring Internet access for all and
Internet as an enabler for development. the global and open nature of the
Internet and the rapid advancement in information and communication technologies as a driving force in accelerating progress towards development in its various forms.
49) Ensuring ,through a multistakeholder approach, that all stakeholders have access to best-practice guidelines on safeguarding integrity and cybersecurity when accessing the Internet
 Russian Federation, Government: Ensuring ,through a multistakeholder approach, that all stakeholders have access to best-practice guidelines on safeguarding integrity and cybersecurity when accessing the Internet the protection of the internet's security, stability and integrity.
 ISOC, Civil Society: Ensuring ,through a multistakeholder approach, that all stakeholders have access to best-practice guidelines on safeguarding integrity and cybersecurity when accessing the Internet
50) Working towards creating policies that lowerthe cost of Internet access for users in developing countries and LDCs
51) Working towards a more culturally and linguistically diverse world, with multi-
lingualization of the Internet including email, search engines and native capability for Unicode.
 ISOC, Civil Society: Working towards a more culturally and linguistically diverse world, with multi-lingualization of the Internet including email, search engines and native capability for Unicode.
52) Supporting and Encouraging stakeholders to work together to continued technical
evolution of the Internet to address known weaknesses and to increase speed and capability, while maintaining full interoperability and stability.
 ISOC, Civil Society: Supporting and Encouraging stakeholders to work
together to continued technical evolution of the Internet to address
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known weaknesses and to increase speed and capability, while maintaining full interoperability and stability.
53) Promoting affordable accessible and multilingual internet through infrastructure development and effective competition.
 ISOC, Civil Society: Promoting affordable accessible and multilingual
internet through infrastructure development and effective competition.
54) Building enabling environments and ensuring the continued openness of the
Internet.
55) Enabling open, democratic, transparent and multistakeholder mechanisms for
internet governance; enabling all stakeholders to participate on an equal footing according to the respective roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder
 ISOC, Civil Society: Deleted
56) Furthering the dialogue on Network neutrality.
 ISOC, Civil Society: Deleted
57) Promoting and strengthening of enhanced cooperation, to enable governments, as well as other stakeholders on an equal footing, to carry out their roles and responsibilities, in international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet.
 Russian Federation, Government: Building confidence and securityin the use of ICTs, particularly regardingnotably for topics such as personal data protection , privacy ,andcyber security and robustness of networks is critical.
 ISOC, Civil Society: Promoting and strengthening of enhanced cooperation, to enable governments, as well as other stakeholders on an equal footing, to carry out their roles and responsibilities, in international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet.
 Canada, Government: Promoting and strengthening of enhanced
cooperation, to enable all stakeholders on an equal footing, to carry out their roles and responsibilities, in international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet.
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58) Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs, particularly regarding notably for topics such as personal data protection and cyber security and robustness of networks is critical.
 Russian Federation. Government: Building confidence and securityin the use of ICTs, particularly regardingnotably for topics such as personal data protection , privacy ,andcyber security and robustness of networks is critical.
 Canada, Government: Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs, particularly regarding notably for topics such as personal data protection
and cyber security t Strengthened cooperation between all stakeholders in helping developing countries to identify cybersecurity best practices is another other area that should be prioritized.
59) Multistakholder governance and strengthened cooperation between all stakeholders in helping developing countries to identify cybersecurity best practice is another other area that should be prioritized.
 Russian Federation. Government: Multistakholder governance andStrengthened cooperation between all stakeholders in helping developing countries to identify and highlight cybersecurity best practice in encouraging confidence and security in the use of ICTs is another other area that should be prioritized.
 Canada, Government: t Strengthened cooperation between all stakeholders in helping developing countries to identify cybersecurity best practices is another other area that should be prioritized.
60) Highlight best practice to encourage confidence in the use of ICTs.
61) Focusing on enhancing national and regional capacity to address cybersecurity challenges and Strengthened Cooperation in cybersecurity between computer incident response teams is another area that should be prioritized.
 ISOC, Civil Society: Focusing on enhancing national and regional capacity, including through multistakeholder public-private cooperation, to address cybersecurity challenges and Strengthened Cooperation in cybersecurity between computer incident response teams is another area that should be prioritized.
 Russian Federation, Government: Focusing on enhancing national and regional capacity to address cybersecurity challenges and Strengthened
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Cooperation in encouraging confidence and security in the use of ICTs cybersecurity between computer incident response teams is another area that should be prioritized.
62) Promoting a culture of cybersecurity and online safety and encouraging attention to child on line protection.
 Russian Federation, Government Promoting a culture of online cyber
security and online safety and encouraging attention to child on line protection.
63) Protecting the privacy of ICT and internet users
 Russian Federation, Government: Deleted
64) Promoting a culture of cybersecurity and online safety and encouraging attention to child on line protection.
65) Protecting the privacy of ICT and internet users
New Para (ISOC, Civil Society): Exploring the ethical dimension of the information society in relation to cybersecurity issues.
66) Adoption of appropriate codes of ethics and professional practice by those charged with cybersecurity services to national governments
 ISOC, Civil Society: Deleted
 Russian Federation: Adoption of appropriate codes of ethics and professional practice by those charged with trusted and cyber security services to national governments
 Canada, Government: Deleted
67) Encouraging international, regional and national cybersecuirty strategies to protect
both users and national security.
 ISOC, Civil Society: Deleted
 Russian Federation, Government : Encouraging international, regional and national cybersecuirty strategies related to confidence and security in the use of ICT to protect both users and national security.
 Canada, Government: Encouraging regional and national cybersecuirty
strategies to protect users.
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68) Highlighting the importance and role of National Centers for Warning and
Management of IT Incidents Exchange and Personal Data protection in Cloud computing,
 ISOC, Civil Society: Highlighting the importance and role of National Centers for Warning and Management of IT Incidents Exchange and Personal
Data protection in Cloud computing,
69) Providing assistance for those countries that would like to adopt legal frameworks to promote their domestic telecoms/ ICT markets in the future.
ISOC, Civil Society: Providing assistance for those countries that would like to adopt frameworks to promote their domestic telecoms/ ICT markets in the future.
70) Freedom of Expression and Association are important to guarantee adopting the policies and strategies for access and openness for the different actors to be engaged in those tools.
 ISOC, Civil Society: Deleted
 Russian Federation, Government: Deleted
71) Encouraging the full deployment of IPv6 to ensure the long-term sustainability of
the addressing space.
 ISOC, Civil Society: Encouraging the full deployment of IPv6 to ensure the
long-term sustainability of the addressing space, including in light of future developments in the Internet of Things
72) Developing convergence between broadcasting and mobile services
 ISOC, Civil Society: Deleted
73) Pushing forward the transition from analogue to digital terrestrial broadcasting
74) Developing agreed goals and time-based targets along with enhanced monitoring and reporting.
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